THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD

Charity Number: 234239
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Embroiderers Guild is a national educational charity with around 1500 members and a network of just over 100 affiliated independent stitch groups. It has a museum with a unique global collection and offers a programme of exhibitions, events, workshops and lectures. It also has a specialist library and publishes Embroidery the successful textile art magazine.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £205,367
Total expenditure: £137,470

People

6 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Isle Of Man
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 May 1964: Standard registration
  • 20 August 2004: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD (Previous name)
Company number:
00294310 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anne Haigh Trustee 08 July 2021
None on record
Helen Miller Trustee 27 June 2021
None on record
Amanda Smith Trustee 28 January 2016
None on record
Alex Messenger Trustee 28 January 2016
None on record
Penny Hill Trustee 28 January 2016
None on record
ANTHEA GODFREY Trustee 20 January 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £873.81k £264.73k £83.33k £140.24k £205.37k
Total expenditure £946.04k £481.99k £188.18k £83.08k £137.47k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £24.65k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £239.29k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £608.98k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £885 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £771.49k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £174.55k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £17.74k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2024 03 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 03 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 20 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 20 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 01 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 01 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 30 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 30 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 09 August 2021 40 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 09 August 2021 40 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22 NOVEMBER 1934 AS AMENDED 15/01/1959, 18/06/1963, 10/07/1974, 18/05/1978, 18/05/1985, 05/051990, 09/04/1994, 22/031997, 27/03/1999, 15/4/2000, 05/04/2003, 03/04/2004, 02/04/2005 AND 29/03/2006 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20/06/2015

Charitable objects

A) TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE ART OF EMBROIDERY AND RELATED AND ENCOURAGE THE CREATION OF FINE ARTICLES INCORPORATING THE USE OF OR ASSOCIATED WITH EMBROIDERY; B) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND ART OF EMBROIDERY AND TO UNDERTAKE OR SUPPORT RESEARCH IN THAT SUBJECT AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH; AND C) TO COLLECT, DOCUMENT, PRESERVE, EXHIBIT AND INTERPRET EXAMPLES OF FINE EMBROIDERY WHICH ARE OF HISTORICAL OR EDUCATIONAL MERIT AND TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC SUCH ARTICLES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 234239-1 THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD HEADQUARTERS' APPEAL FUND
Governing document
SCHEME OF 11 MARCH 1977
Charitable objects
FOR THE UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF ANY LAND AND BUILDINGS OCCUPIED BY THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD AND SUBJECT THERE TO FOR ITS GENERAL PURPOSES.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 08 May 1964 : Standard registration
  • 20 August 2004 : Removed

Contact information

Address:
Bucks County Museum
Church Street
Aylesbury
Bucks
HP20 2QP
Phone:
07455597039
Email:
receptionist@embroiderersguild.com
Website:

www.embroiderersguild.com Open in new window